Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-11-26
AFFAIRS OF CHURCH.
ANOTHER CHANGE III THE METHODIST
MINISTERIAL APPOINTMENTS
The Catholics and Thanksgiving Day-ses-
sion Of East Hanover Presby-
tery-Personal.

telegram
"For reasons ! have changed Butts
REV. ID. q. G. Butts to Wright-Memo-
rial (Portsmouth), and Wright Rev.
William p. Wright to South Princess
Anne. JOSEPH ,. hEY.
This is an exchange of stations, Mr..
Wright lnow of Laurel-Stree) having
first been appointed to Wright Memorial
church. Portsmouth, and Mr.. Butts to
South Princess Anne.
Mr.. Wright will fill his pulpit to-mor-
row morning and night, and at the latter
service will take leave of his congrega-
ton. Under his ministry the church
building has been completed and the
membership has been largely increased.
Rev. William +. Judkins, the new
pastor Of Centenary church, will preach
tomorrow at II A. NJ. and s p. NJ.
CATHOLICS AND THANKSGIVING.
In response to an inquiry made bi the
Disp0tch Thursday as to the attitude OF
the Catholic Church towards Thanks
giving Day, one who is very high au-
thority answered yesterday:
"Thanksgiying is one of the promi-
nent features of Catholic Worship. 1t
enters so largely into the prayers and
services of the Church that her ritual
may be regarded as one continual song
of praise and thanksgiving. The mass,
her central act of worship, is sacrifice
of thanksgiving offered up daily to the
"Father of lights, from Whom every
best gift and every perfect gift descend.
Wherever dawns II new day this sacrifice
of Thanksgiving aseends to Heaven from
countless Catholic altars. When it is
midnight in Richmond it is offered in
the early morning in the churches of
Rome, and when the hour of midnight
tolls solemnly from the belfries of the
Eternal City the devoted missionaries OF
China and Japan are ascending the steps
of the altar to give thanks.
"Besides this unceasing prayer of
gratitude, the Church has set apart
twelve days of the year for the sole pur-
pose of expressing her thGnkfulness to
the Giver of all good gifts. These are
the Ember days, three Of which come IN
each season Of the yenr, and are OBJ
served with fasting and thanksgiving.
"Hence the general day of Thanks
giving kept throughout the United States
is in perfect harmony with the spirit OF
the Catholic Church, which is to give
thanks always, and meets with her hearty
endorsement. This was shown by the
action of the bishops at the Third PIE
nary Council, convened three years ago
in Baltimore. The national day OF
Thanksgiving came in the midst of their
busy labors, but with one accord they
all desisted from their pressing duties
and joined heart and mind with their
fellow-citizens in returning thanks to
God, who has so signally blessed our
country.
None have better reasons for thank
ing God for the blessings which He has
showered so lavishly upon our country
than the Catholics Of the United States,
for under its free and enlightened Gov
ernment they enjoyed perfect liberty of
conscience, and have been enabled in one
short century to grow from few thou
sands to eight millions Of people, en-
riched with all the blessings of the ma
ton. These blessings prompt them TO
Join, with hearts OVERLOOKING with graft
tude in these days of Thanksgiving, and
TO prav in unison VITA their fellOw-citi
zens that our people may long remain
bv the Grace of God The richest, the
freest, and the most prosperous nation
of the earth.
BISHOP JANS5ENS.
1t is stated that Bishop Janssens, for
merly vicar-general of the Richmond
diocese. is one of the three prelates
nominated for the high position of Arch
bishop Of New Orleans, and as the other
two named by the provincial conference
are quite old, it Is thought that the pal
lium will certainly come to DIR. Janssens
Bishop Keane and his brothers of the
clergy who were asked about this item
last night said that it might be true, but
they knew nothing about 1t.
EAST HANOVER PREsBYTERY.
A called meeting of East Hanover
Presbvtery was held yesterday in the
First Presbyterian church-Rey. G. n.
Van Houton, moderator, in the chair,
and Elder j. ID. X. Slelght clerk pro
ten. Proceedings were opened with
PRAYER by the moderator. Present
Rev. Drs Read, Drew, Kerr, and Rich
ardson Reys >. c, Stewart, Il. X. How
ison. John G. Anderson, and c. n. Van
Houton Ruling Elders b. g. Gray, of
the Grace-Street church ". H. Craig,
of the Third church J. r. Rennie, of
Mizpah. and j. d. X. Sleight, of the
First church.
The call of ROclly-River church, Con
cord Prcsbytery, North Carolina, for the
services OF Rev. J. G. Anderson, who
has been serving the churches OF WIZ
liamsburg, Hampton, and York River
was read, and also certified record OF
congregational meeting held November
2Oth by the Hampton church, in which
the congregation reluctantly concured
in the request of its pastor that the pas
toral relations be dissolved. No com
mission being present from the Will
lamsburg church it was resolved to ad-
iourn to Tuesday, November 18th, at II
NJ, in order to hear the response of the
Williamsburg and York-River churches.
Adjourned with prayer by DR.. Rich
arlson.
CLOSING DAY OF TIE CoNvocATIOS.
Yesterday the annual session of the
James River Conyocation, which had
been meeting in Emmanuel church, Hen
rico county, came to close. Rev. Mr..
Readc, of Goochland, preached at the
service in the morning. After that IN
essay by Rev. Mr.. Ware, of Farmville,
on the best plan for conducting mis-
sion, was read and subsequently dis
cussed by several members of the conyO-
cation.
Divine service last night terminated
the session, which has been a profitable
and pleasant one.
THE MONUMENTAL.
Rev. b. NJ. Randolph, OF Emmanuel
church, HenricO county, will preach at
Monumental church tomorrow afternoon
ut 1 o'clock.
THE NEWS OF MaNCnEsrER.
NumerOus Items or Interest from
our sister City.